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The character "骰" is structured with the semantic component "骨" meaning bone and the phonetic component "殳", which associates it with the verb "投" meaning to throw, etymologically indicating a bone object used in throwing games. This character was devised to specifically represent dice, and its meaning has centered on that object without expanding to other referents. Its compositional form, combining "骨" and "殳", has remained unchanged in standard usage.